This is a selective list of U.S.-based national organizations listed in the Directory of Associations whose members are primarily professionals, with degrees in psychology or related fields, and have over 1,000 members.

National Associations & Organizations

Ethnic & Minority Organizations

Largest organization of faculty, students, researchers, and practitioners interested in Asian American psychology. Founded: 1972; based in Phoenix, AZ. Holds an annual conference (August). Members: (unknown). Publications: Asian American Journal of Psychology (quarterly); Asian American Psychologist (3/yr); and AAPA Digital History Project (archive of earlier AAPA publications including AAPA’s early scholarly journal (1979-1989) and the AAPA monograph on the History of Asian American Psychology (1995). Website: content is primarily for members. Membership: open to persons with a master’s or doctorate degree in psychology, mental health, or related fields and/or shoes work and interests are consistent with purposes of the Association; students enrolled in psychology, counseling, mental health, or related fields; and interested organizations.

Organization "devoted to reevaluating and reformulating the role that psychology and the mental health field generally play within women's lives...by challenging the unquestioned assumptions, research traditions, theoretical commitments, clinical and professional practices, and institutional and societal structures that limit the understanding, treatment, professional attainment, and responsible self-determination of women and men, or that contribute to unwelcome divisions between women based on race, ethnicity, age, social class, sexual orientation or religious affiliation." Founded: 1969; based in Rohnert Park, CA.; Annual Feminist Psychology Conference in March. Members: over 2,400. Publications: AWP Newsletter (quarterly). Website: content is prmarily for members, but provides public access to information on a Reproductive Rights Portal as well as free online access to the newsletter. Membership: open to professionals and students in psychology.

Organization's goal is to "have a positive impact on the mental health of the national Black community by meas of planning, programs, services, training, and advocay." Founded: 1968; based in Ft. Washington, MD.; Annual convention in July. Members: over 1,400. Publications: Journal of Black Psychology; Psych Discourse (monthly newsletter). Website: content is prmarily for members, but free online access to the newsletter. Membership: open to persons having bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees in psychology or related behaviorla sciences fields as well as affiliates and institutions/agencies that share goals and objectives of the organization.

An organization of medical professionals, social workers, drug & alcohol counselors, marriage and family therapists, and community counselors whose purpose is to “advance psychology as a science in service to Native peoples of the Americas." Founded: (n/a); based in Norman, OK. Holds an annual conference (June). Members: (n/a). Publications: Journal of Indigenous Research. Website: content primarily for members, but has free online access to the newsletter. Membership: open to professionals working in an area related to Indian Psychology; students enrolled in a recognized psychology program; and affiliate membership level for others interested in the work of the organization.

Honor Societies, Student & Postgraduate Organizations

Largest group of organized graduate psychology students worldwide -- representing about one third of all APA members; it “offers all its members enormous opportunities to enhance their development towards a career in psychology and to shape the future of the discipline”; and “strives to help students succeed in graduate school and to develop as a members of the psychological community.” Founded: 1988; based in Washington, D.C. Annual conference -- part of APA Convention (August). Members: about 50,000. Publications: APAGS Campus Representative Bulletin (quarterly); gradPsych (quarterly). Website: includes content aimed at student members – graduate school, careers, convention news, free online access to archives of gradPSYCH magazine (beginning with May 2003) and Campus Representative Bulletin (beginning with 2007); EPP exam prep information; awards, research scholarships, and travel and training grants. Membership: open to undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in psychology.

Honor society affiliated with the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science; member of the Association of College National Honor Societies; functions as a “federation of chapters” located at colleges and universities throughout the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Ireland, and New Zealand. Founded: 1929; based in Chattanooga, TN. Includes 7 regional and 1,050 local groups; annual convention (part of APA Convention, August) and 6 regional conventions (varies). Members: 510,000. Publications: Eye on Psi Chi (quarterly magazine); Psi Chi journal of Undergraduate Research (quarterly). Website: Content geared towards members; free online access to archival issues of Eye on Psi Chi (beginning with fall 1996) and the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research (beginning with spring/summer 1996). Membership: open to graduate and undergraduate students and faculty meeting eligibility requirements.

Psi Beta - National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges.

Honor society affiliated with the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science; member of the Association of College National Honor Societies; recognizes outstanding achievement of community and junior college psychology students through a “federation of local college chapters.” Founded: 1981; based in Anaheim, CA. Includes 5 regional and 160 local groups; annual convention (part of APA Convention, August). Annual convention (as part of the APA Convention). Members: 510,000. Publications: Psi Beta Chapter Handbook (annual) and a newsletter (semiannual). Website: Content geared towards members; free online access to archival issues of the newsletter (beginning with fall 2000); Membership: open to undergraduate students meeting eligibility requirements.

Library Association & Organizations

Membership is open to librarians who have joined ALA's ACRL Division. The committee serves as a forum for librarians interested in psychology to become more active in EBSS, to address issues and areas of interest specific to the field of psychology.

The Association of Mental Health Librarians
Professional organization of individuals working in the field of mental health information delivery. Members come from a variety of settings: inpatient hospitals, academic and research institutions, and psychiatric and psychological agencies. Librarians, library assistants, library associates, and MLIS students or other individuals interested in the field of mental health librarianship are eligible to join.

Membership is open to associations, institutions, corporate partners, and individual practitioners in the field of library and information science worldwide. This section focuses on the delivery of library and information services, research, and practice in the broad domain of social sciences.